Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Literacy, Families
The program's goal is to provide school readiness activities for families with children, from birth to five years old, who live in isolated and under-served areas of Marin County.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens
The goal of this program is to prevent tobacco and alcohol abuse among adolescents.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Children, Teens
The mission of Family Place Libraries™ is to increase the capacity of libraries throughout the nation to recognize and realize their full potential as community hubs for healthy child and family development, parent and community involvement and lifelong learning beginning at birth.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children, Adults, Families, Rural
The goal of FamilyWize is to reduce the cost of medicine for children, families, and individuals with no prescription drug coverage.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
- Promoting ENERGY STAR® features.
- Extending the life span of equipment.
- Increasing the recovery rate and expanding the recycling infrastructure for electronics.
- Utilizing the concept of supply and demand to promote environmentally preferable electronic equipment.
- Reducing the volume and toxicity of electronic equipment waste.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults, Women, Older Adults, Urban
Feed The Hungry aims to fill your body and soul with a nourishing meal in an atmosphere of respect, acceptance and love.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Teens
FirstPlace for Youth seeks to fill the gap in services available to youth transitioning out of the foster care system to independent living.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability, Urban
The goal of these programs was to encourage energy conservation in the public and private sectors.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
The goal of these projects is to conserve energy and to reduce energy costs.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Rural
The goal of this project was to reduce electricity usage by 10-20 percent.